Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 327 The Temptation of the Elf King

As a precious metal, anti-magic gold was extremely rare in the past, almost impossible to buy on the market. It was mostly kept as a private treasure by sorcerers and nobles, belonging to the level of secret weapons, or even family heirlooms.

However, since several hundred years ago, when some human inhabitants migrated to Kovir and Povis and established their own kingdoms there, this special metal has gradually become more common in the market, with quantities more than ten times greater than before.

Not only do some wealthy businessmen have access to these precious metals, but even some ordinary people can obtain some through special channels.

The outflow of these magic-blocking metals threatened the status of the spellcaster class and gave human rulers hope of confronting the judges.

The attitudes of these two entities greatly enhanced the reputation of this magical metal, and also allowed the Kingdom of Kovir and the Kingdom of Bovis, which were rich in anti-magic metal, to make a fortune.

According to mineralogists, while the reserves of magicite are quite scarce in other kingdoms, Kovir and Bovis possess the world's largest magicite mines, containing approximately 90% of the continent's magicite. This is why magicite is now circulating more and more frequently in the market.

Even so, it is an extremely expensive metal, comparable in value to gold of the same weight, and has always been in short supply, rarely circulating in large quantities on the market.

Even with Wayne's wealth, he could only monopolize most of the goods on the market, and the quantity he obtained was not enough to forge armor for the giants.

Moreover, the effect of this metal is within a field of effect, and it is not necessary to integrate this metal into the armor. Simply wearing a magic amulet is enough to defend against most magical attacks.

Otherwise, the cost of forging a full-body suit of armor from this metal would be astronomical.

However, the Giant Heavy Armor Legion is one of the important means for the Order to deal with large-scale armies. In order to solve the worries of this force, Julia, the little cat born in the Kingdom of Kovir, has already contacted many large mine owners in Kovir and contracted all the ores in those mines. She will also use money to control more magic crystal mines in the future.

With these mines, they can independently provide the Witcher Order with more anti-magic gold.

After all, it's not just the giant legions that need this kind of defensive equipment. If every witcher could have a magic-blocking amulet, it would be much easier to deal with spellcasters when they clash with them in the future.

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While the three discussed the giant legion in the sky, the battle in the forest was also progressing quite smoothly.

For decades, the Nilfgaardian army had been engaged in conventional human warfare and had never anticipated encountering a group of armored giants.

The enormous difference in size and individual combat power not only caught them off guard, but also caused their army of tens of thousands to quickly collapse under the brutal slaughter of these giants.

If the enemy commander hadn't reacted quickly and immediately issued a retreat order, this Nilfgaardian infantry legion might have suffered heavy losses or even been completely wiped out in the war.

Even so, in less than two hours of fighting, nearly 10,000 soldiers died in the forest, and their deaths were quite tragic. They were either blown to pieces by the giants' weapons or crushed to death by the giants' hands.

Such a tragic scene terrified the Nilfgaardian soldiers. In their escape, they all threw away their heavy weapons and helmets, running like ants on a hot plate, wishing their parents could give them extra legs so they could run even faster.

Only after the battlefield was littered with bloody corpses did more than two hundred giant legion soldiers scatter to various parts of the Hundred Flowers Valley Forest to hunt down the fleeing deserters.

Wayne surveyed the battlefield expressionlessly, then turned to Francesca beside him and said:

"The battle is over, Enid."

"I will order Belial to take control of the giant legion and temporarily station it in the Valley of Flowers, awaiting further action from Nilfgaard."

"Although they suffered a crushing defeat this time, it is not a significant loss in terms of their overall strength."

"During this time, you'd better deploy more scout teams in the forest. We can't rule out the possibility that they might resort to desperate measures and mobilize more troops to attack Hundred Flowers Valley."

Francesca nodded, a beautiful smile spreading across her face, and said to Wayne:

"Thank you for the Order's help, Wayne. You drove away the enemy and protected our home, the place we depend on for survival."

"We elves will be the best allies of the Witcher Order, providing you with any assistance we can."

After exchanging a few polite words on behalf of their respective groups, the elven sage Ida, who was flying to the side, pursed her lips with a cold expression and suddenly spoke to Wayne:

"A fairly good performance, Wayne."

"But do you have time next time?"

"I would like to invite you to visit my laboratory."

Wayne raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, glancing at the elven sage Ida's beautiful, ascetic face. He wondered what the top spellcaster's purpose was in inviting him, and asked aloud:

"I'm not too busy, but Ada, you must tell me your purpose before I will consider whether to accept your invitation."

Upon hearing this, the elven sage's expression remained unchanged, but what he said nearly made his jaw drop.

"It's not a difficult thing, Wayne."

"As the most active male possessor of the Ancient Blood, I simply want you to help me and Enid conceive, so that we can carry your bloodline and give birth to a child who also possesses the Ancient Blood."

"I've been having Enid tell you about this, but she doesn't seem to have properly explained its significance for the elves."

"That's why I'm taking this opportunity to formally express my opinion as an elven sage."

"If you are willing, Enid and I can recommend you to become the new Elf King, so that your bloodline can become the royal bloodline of the Hundred Flowers Valley elves."

"In this way, your Witcher Order and our Elven race will trust each other more, and the Witcher Order that you value will be able to develop more rapidly."

"This is a win-win situation for both of us."

When Wayne heard Ada, a beautiful elf with a celibate nature, make such a bold statement, he was stunned for a moment. He had just been secretly thinking about finding an opportunity to take advantage of this proud elven sage, but he didn't expect her to take the initiative and offer such a tempting offer.

His face showed surprise, and he did not answer immediately. Instead, he glanced at Francesca, whose face was slightly flushed and who did not refute Ida, and his heart was immediately moved.

Although Francesca had hinted at these things before, their cooperation had not been as deep then, and their trust in each other was not yet complete, so he had not discussed these matters with the sorceress.

Now that they have cooperated for so long, he has indeed seen the sincerity of the elves. So, should he accept Ida's invitation?

(End of this chapter)